{"id":806316,"date":"2026-03-11T11:55:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/806316\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:55:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:55:33","slug":"see-top-free-agents-available-for-bengals-as-new-league-year-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/806316\/","title":{"rendered":"See top free agents available for Bengals as new league year begins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many NFL free-agent deals made since the start of the legal tampering period will be announced and more deals are on the way Wednesday, March 11.<\/p>\n

The new league year officially begins at 4 p.m., meaning pen can be put to paper for the several free agents who agreed to terms with a new team over the last two days.<\/p>\n

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The Cincinnati Bengals <\/a>made two big moves on Monday, March 9 when they agreed to terms on three-year deals with both defensive end Boye Mafe<\/a> and safety Bryan Cook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More: Bengals to add two Super Bowl champions in free agency<\/a><\/p>\n

More: Here’s why Boye Mafe is an exciting fit for the Bengals | Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

More: What the addition of Bryan Cook means for Bengals’ defense | Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

The Bengals<\/a> did not agree to terms with any free agents on Tuesday, March 10, as some key linebackers flew off the board like Kansas City’s Leo Chenal (Commanders) and Atlanta’s Kaden Elliss (Saints).<\/p>\n

The Bengals still have needs along the defensive line and linebacker. Cincinnati could also add depth to its offensive line and potentially its wide receiver room.<\/p>\n

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Here are the top free agents by position, according to\u00a0WalterFootball<\/a>, heading into new league year.<\/p>\n

\"Free<\/p>\n

Free agent defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (92) spent the last four seasons in Buffalo.<\/p>\n

Top 10 free agent defensive tackles available<\/p>\n

Calais Campbell (Cardinals)<\/p>\n

Rakeem Nunez-Roches (Giants)<\/p>\n

\"Free<\/p>\n

Free agent defensive end AJ Epenesa (57) has spent all six of his NFL seasons with the Bills. He has 24 career snacks.<\/p>\n

Top 10 free agent defensive ends available<\/p>\n

(Not including Trey Hendrickson)<\/p>\n

K’Lavon Chaisson (Patriots)<\/p>\n

Jadeveon Clowney (Cowboys)<\/p>\n

Al-Quadin Muhammed (Lions)<\/p>\n

\"Veteran<\/p>\n

Veteran free agent Kyle van Noy (53) has spent the last three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n

Top 10 free agent outside linebackers available<\/p>\n

Jacob Martin (Commanders)<\/p>\n

Haason Reddick (Buccaneers)<\/p>\n

Arnold Ebiketie (Falcons)<\/p>\n

\"Free<\/p>\n

Free agent linebacker Bobby Okereke (58) recorded at least 100 total tackles in four of the last five seasons.<\/p>\n

Top 10 free agent inside linebackers available<\/p>\n

Denzel Perryman (Chargers)<\/p>\n

Bobby Wagner (Commanders)<\/p>\n

Lavonte David (Buccaneers)<\/p>\n

\"Former<\/p>\n

Former Cincinnati Bengals defensive back Chidobe Awuzie (3) is a free agent after one season in Baltimore.<\/p>\n

Top 10 free agent cornerbacks available<\/p>\n

Tre’Davious White (Bills)<\/p>\n

Marshon Lattimore (Commanders)<\/p>\n

Jonathan Jones (Commanders)<\/p>\n

\"Free<\/p>\n

Free agent guard Dylan Parham (66) was a third-round pick of the Las Vegas Raiders in 2022.<\/p>\n

Top 10 free agent guards available<\/p>\n

Elijah Wilkinson (Falcons)<\/p>\n

Top 10 free agent tight ends available<\/p>\n

John FitzPatrick (Packers)<\/p>\n

Connor Heyward (Steelers)<\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati Bengals top NFL free agents available in new league year<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Many NFL free-agent deals made since the start of the legal tampering period will be announced and more…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":806317,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2053],"tags":[10902,7861,223,10035,228,8347,1740,14163,18700,35570,4755,6867,241,4001,4689,227,256,2296,11728,28205,24779,19560,3395,4687,10176,4540,4131,4691,15081,6843,217,1160,7044,11423,7,8529,194,2714,2977,6643,1823,10286,7376,4893,5855,3320,11248,19973,5736,460,9085,1981,7470,14454,100555,11415,9225,13330,12325,6919,192,8662,9195,2892,7862,6279,13332,7185,34591,12187,4388,5392,6,428,20238,5653,4859,426,7762,1503,7958,10141,7025],"class_list":{"0":"post-806316","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cincinnati-bengals","8":"tag-a-j-epenesa","9":"tag-arnold-ebiketie","10":"tag-atlanta","11":"tag-azeez-ojulari","12":"tag-bengals","13":"tag-bobby-okereke","14":"tag-bobby-wagner","15":"tag-boye-mafe","16":"tag-bradley-chubb","17":"tag-bryan-cook","18":"tag-calais-campbell","19":"tag-cameron-jordan","20":"tag-chargers","21":"tag-charles-omenihu","22":"tag-chidobe-awuzie","23":"tag-cincinnati","24":"tag-cincinnati-bengals","25":"tag-cincinnatibengals","26":"tag-cobie-durant","27":"tag-connor-heyward","28":"tag-d-j-davidson","29":"tag-d-j-wonnum","30":"tag-dallas-goedert","31":"tag-daniel-faalele","32":"tag-daquan-jones","33":"tag-darren-waller","34":"tag-david-njoku","35":"tag-david-ojabo","36":"tag-denzel-perryman","37":"tag-dillon-radunz","38":"tag-dolphins","39":"tag-dre-greenlaw","40":"tag-dylan-parham","41":"tag-elijah-wilkinson","42":"tag-football","43":"tag-foster-moreau","44":"tag-free-agent","45":"tag-free-agents","46":"tag-germaine-pratt","47":"tag-greg-van-roten","48":"tag-haason-reddick","49":"tag-jack-gibbens","50":"tag-jacob-martin","51":"tag-jadeveon-clowney","52":"tag-james-daniels","53":"tag-jason-pinnock","54":"tag-jihad-ward","55":"tag-joel-bitonio","56":"tag-joey-bosa","57":"tag-john-fitzpatrick","58":"tag-jonathan-allen","59":"tag-jonathan-jones","60":"tag-jonnu-smith","61":"tag-josh-uche","62":"tag-k39lavon-chaisson","63":"tag-kaden-elliss","64":"tag-kader-kohou","65":"tag-kalia-davis","66":"tag-kevin-givens","67":"tag-kevin-zeitler","68":"tag-kyle-van-noy","69":"tag-larry-ogunjobi","70":"tag-lavonte-david","71":"tag-leo-chenal","72":"tag-leonard-floyd","73":"tag-levi-onwuzurike","74":"tag-luke-gifford","75":"tag-marshon-lattimore","76":"tag-martin-emerson","77":"tag-matt-milano","78":"tag-mekhi-becton","79":"tag-nate-hobbs","80":"tag-nfl","81":"tag-packers","82":"tag-rakeem-nunez-roches","83":"tag-rasul-douglas","84":"tag-shaq-thompson","85":"tag-steelers","86":"tag-taysom-hill","87":"tag-trey-hendrickson","88":"tag-von-miller","89":"tag-wyatt-teller","90":"tag-zach-ertz"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=806316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806316\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/806317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=806316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=806316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=806316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}